Buddhism

Buddhism was founded by the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, in northern India in the 5th century BC. The religion flourished in India for more than 1,500 years, building huge libraries and monastery complexes, until Muslim invasions and the growing power of the Brahmin caste drove Buddhism out of the subcontinent. It has two main forms: Mahayana and Theravada, with other forms such as Shinto.